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==In the workplace== [[File:Office Worker with Two Monitors.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Many computer workers keep multiple unrelated apps running at the same time.]] [[Human multitasking|Multitasking]] could also be considered as distraction in situations requiring full attention on a single object (e.g., sports, academic tests, performance). The issue of distraction in the workplace is studied in [[interruption science]]. According to Gloria Mark, a leader in interruption science, the average knowledge worker switches tasks every three minutes, and, once distracted, a worker takes nearly a half-hour to resume the original task.<ref name=marci>{{cite news|last1=Alboher|first1=Marci|title=Fighting a War Against Distraction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/jobs/22shifting.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 June 2008}}</ref>
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